Broadway Baptist Church Maryville Tennessee

Having established both the validity and the centrality of the resurrection from the dead, Paul now draws his readers into the glorious truths concerning the One Who has defeated death! He begins this section with a glorious declaration, “But Now, Christ has been raised.” In verse 20 Paul answers the “what if” question considered in verses 12-19. Paul's declaration is simple, “but now Christ has been raised from the dead.” Paul is speaking of a present reality not a future reality.